Famous Deaths In 1787

Jan 01 Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 in the year 1787.  

Feb 12 Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02 Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 in the year 1787.  

Mar 11 In the year 1787 maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45  

Apr 01 In the year 1787 death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)  

Apr 02 Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died on this day in history.  

May 10 On this day in history death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)  

May 13 Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

May 28 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 in the year 1787.  

Jun 20 On this day in history carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63  

Jul 04 Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Aug 01 Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Aug 13 Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies in the year 1787.  

Oct 05 Thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 in the year 1787.  

Oct 07 In the year 1787 death of henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711)  

Oct 30 On this day in history ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58  

Nov 03 Robert Lowth, British bishop and grammarian (b. 1710) died in the year 1787.  

Nov 15 In the year 1787 christoph W Ritter von Gluck, composer (Iphigénie Tauride), dies at 73  

Nov 23 Anton Schweitzer, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1787.  

Dec 18 Soame Jenyns, English writer (b. 1704) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born in the year 1787.  

Jan 08 Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born in the year 1787.  

Feb 13 James P Carrell, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)  

Mar 06 In the year 1787 birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)  

Mar 08 Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on this day in history.